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Viscount Selected for Schools

"Viscount continues to make progress in the educational market with systems installed in schools in several other states and provinces," noted Stephen Pineau, President and CEO of Viscount Systems. "During this process we have made a number of enhancements to our MESH software to accommodate the requirements of the educational market. We now intend to leverage this experience to additionally focus on school security. The first event that we will be presenting our educational platform will be the campus security One 2 One event in Orlando, Fl from June 1-3. More information can be found at www.one2onesummits.com. This will also be the first event at which Viscount will preview its new Freedom architecture for facility security."

About Viscount Systems

Viscount Systems Inc., is a designer and manufacturer of telecommunications and electronic door control access systems for the security industry. From 1969-1997 Viscount was an R&D affiliate of Telus, itself a controlled subsidiary of GTE, now Verizon Communications. The company's diverse line of products are designed to improve safety and manage security for property owners and users. Viscount's products have been installed in approximately 35,000 sites in over 30 countries and are sold through a 500 member, North America-wide dealer network comprised of security equipment vendors. Additional information on Viscount's products may be obtained on-line at http://www.viscount.com.

Financial statements are available from the company's registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 6, 2002, which may be viewed at www.sec.gov or the company's web site www.viscount.com under the heading "Investor Relations". For further information, or to be placed on email NEWS ALERT please e-mail to ir@viscount.com or call toll free 1-866-252-9446.

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Viscount Systems, Inc.
Steve Pineau, VP, Corporate Communications
Toll Free 1-866-252-9446
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